Shoe-display rack



Feb. 4, 1930. w. c. PEASE SHOE DISPLAY RACK Filed Jan. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l @t WE'ZZiamCPeas 'Feb.4,'1930. w. PEASE 1,745,706

SHOE DISPLAY RACK Filed Jan. 6, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @6 22 mzzzamcPease Q1 2? 2O M w@ lan ed F b. 4, 1 930 I 1,745,766

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i H 1 WILLIAM .GlhI EA SE, or mnn nennns onnson i I KsHoE-nIsrLaY BLACK,

I Appli ation filed gr e, 1928. I Serial no. 245,007.:

I a This invention relates to display racks for 14 showing the improved heel holding deshoes and is particularly'adapted for stores. vice in operative position.

The primary object of my, invention is the F ig.'10 is a perspective view of the parts I i a provision of an improved shoe rack. constituting the heelholding device showing 5 Anotherobject of my invention is the prothe same in position ready to be assembled. :v'isio'nof an improved shoe rack whichwill F 11 is a fragmental view showing one display practically allof many pairs of shoes, method of applying a size. tag to the shoe thesupporting part'of the rack being substand. Kordiifiated to thedisplay of the shoes them- In j F igures, 1, 2 and 3,the numerals 10 10 lves. c p designate floor pieces which, with the up- Another object of this invention is the prorights 11 andjthe braces 12, form the supvision of an'improved shoe rack having proports. I vision for supporting the shoes in an upright Between thesupports are provided longiposition, the toes being lower than the heels, tndinalmembers 13 which are supported by Y the angles of the plane of supportof the shoe the pp 12 and in r carry the to the horizontal being about 11. paddles or, stands 14?, 14:". These longitudi- 1 Another and still further object of my innal members 13 are arranged one above the vention is theprovision of an impr v d Sh other. It willbe noted'that a row, of padrack which may stand in the middle of a floor dlesor, stands, in the form shown in Fig. 1, and have shoeson both sides of itsstructure, Xtelldsi 3 l longitudinal member the view of the shoes being practicall unin each direction, that is, forward and backb t t d m di ti I Y ward, as viewed in Fig.1. The form of the Another and stillfurther object of myinpaddle Stand 14% 14; mayvary, the form 14 V t vent-ion isthe provision of an i d h be ng of a size to receive a pair of shoes. It is f I"a ck having a readily d tachabl h ta d, I also to be understood that diflerent sizes Another and stillfurther object of my in may be provided for mens, womens and chilvention is theprovision of an improved shoe drens shoes. rack having anadjustable shoe heel holder. From the Sh Wmg f Fig. 3, it will be clear Other and. further objects of my inventhat the sides of the shoes on the ends of the 30 tion'will beapparent to those sk illed'in the W ay be clearly seen, including the sides 30 I -1; f a -Q dm f th l t pecifiof the heel, for the reason that thesupports cation d l i I i are so constructed as to have the upright por- *WReferring to the'drawing wherein I have l to the real of the Shoe Supporting P illustrated an embodiment'of my invention, tlont Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my invention, 7 Another E P feature i y lnventlon .i one f I s the provision of I a readily detachable g isa topplancview of Fig v means for the'stands whereby the same racks 2 Figl 3is an end elevational view. a be at W mens, Womens, and 4O 1 Fig 4c is a d elevation of another form of children s shoes, it being merely necessary to remove a stand of one size and replace it with t l fin g gf 53km View of thgstructure another of anothersize. In this way a rack v I may be used for mens, womens, and ch11- S W 1 f drens shoes and the relative numbers of the 4 g-' 6 crossssectlon on h 77. of different types, changed whenever desired. F a i .In order to bring about this result and to 9 s- 7 8 a de i vlfaws of h iy make itpossible for any clerk or salesman to F d t ch ble-m 9 hg the stands 1 make these changes without disturbing the place, the latter bein-g a sectional view on t rack as a whole, and without tools, I provide in line 8 -8 ofuF-igq7. f M P faholdingmeans of which an embodiment is Fig. 9"is'a view of a portion of the stand illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. The details of this construction are omitted from Figs. 1 to 5 as these details wouldnot show on the small scale.

T o the bottom of the paddle stand 14*, I

- ceive ahead of a screw 18 which has previousvly been embedded in the longitudinal member 13. It will be seen that the paddle stand 1 1 may be readily removed by merely moving rearwardly to the dotted position shown in Fig. 7. The attachingoperation may be made in the same but reverse way, firstplacing the paddle stand 14 inthe dotted position of Fig. 7 and then drawing forward.

The spring members have resiliency sufficient to .hold the paddle stand 14c in the desired'adjus'ted position. For attachingsingle shoe stands 14*, a single member 15 maybe used, if desired. In addition to the readily ehangeable feature, this detachable stand has advantages in shipping. A smaller crate or box may be used than could be used if the paddles or, stands 14 1341 were permanentsidesof the part 11- in order to provide fastening space for either the paddle stand 14 or 14?, depending upon the taste of the user. The fastening means 15, 16, 17, may be used equally with this type, it being only necessary to proportion the parts to allow suflicient space between the rear and the paddle stand 14? or 14", to allow the rearward movement necessaryto disengage the member 15 from the 'screwhead' l8.

I have shown the stands on this form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 in staggered relation as to height. This method assists in the display of the sides of the shoes which is on'eof the important aims of this invention.

On the en'ds'of the racks illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, I have provided stands which are secured, in place, to the member 11 in a manner just described for Figures 4 andf5.

v In order to" provide a means for securing the heelsof theshoes in a'particular position,

I I provide an adjusting means whieh may be adjustedfor different sizes of heels and also for different desired erallyof the stand. I

0, Fie- I have S own a persp i e ie of t as em led P r s of the he l hold n "device and on Fig. 1-0 the parts are shown in P s io ofl e hee f com 1l ementary holding members21, 22 are in place, the wings 21", 22 will hold the heel of the shoe on display, at the desired place. P

. This feature is desirable since it assists in the return of the shoe to its proper lateral and longitudinal position when removed, thereby 1 retaining the dress appearance of the rack as a whole. The openings 21*, 22 are elongated to provide a wide range of adjustment. 5 This shoerack with its many advantages has been found to have. a very high value as a display article. Its open structure displaying the shoesfwithout obstruction of the rack gives the feeling to the prospective customer of t en a y supp rt, the q b ing apparently standing by themselves.

While the device shown in Figs, 9 and 10 has not been shown in detail in each instance of the showing of paddles or, stands 1%, 1 1", it is to be understood it may be used throughout the structure.

I have found that the best-angle todisplay shoes in the upright position'on my rack is substantially 11 to the horizontal. I have I therefore soshown'the paddles or, standslt 14'. i

Part of the shoe rack metal or all of metal or wood "or some other suitable material.

WVhile I have shown and illustrated embodiments of my invention, I desire to have it understood that the drawing is merely illustrative and that modifications and-changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and within the scope 'o'fthe appended claims.

Having described my inventiomwhat' I claim and, desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r I 1. A shoe rack eompr-is-ingfa plurality of superimposed rows ofu-upwardly inclined 2. A shoe rack comprising a plurality of superimposed rows of upwardly inelined paddles for holding shoes in upright position, each -paddle being of. a width to receive a pair of shoes and means including a bar for each' row for supporting the paddles at "the rear ends-thereof, said means being the shoes when being displayed on "the paddles, whereby a view of the Sides fO 198 1 might be made of ios a substantially all 'to the rear of the heels of relative position ready for assembling. They angle piece '20 has two serewholesbywhieh v stantia ily to the rear of the heels of the bars being substantially all at the rear of the of onerow is unobstructed by the rack structure of the rowabove.

3. A shoe rack'comprising a plurality of superimposed rows of upwardly inclined v paddles for holding shoes in upright position,

means including a bar for each row for supportin the paddles, said means being subshoes when being displayed on the paddles whereby a View of the sides of the shoes on each row is unobstructed by the rackstructure of the row above, there being stands extending from the supports at substantially positions occupied by the shoes whereby a viewof the sides of the shoes is unobstructed bythe rackstructure. i

5.,A shoe rack comprising upright s11pporting means, end-supported superimposed horizontally-extending bars, upwardly inclinedshoe supporting paddles for supporting shoes in upright position and secured. to and supported at their rear ends by the bars, the supporting means being substantially all to the rear of the positions occupied by the shoes when placed in place on the shoe paddles, the shoe paddles being readily detachable from the bars Without the use of tools.

6. A shoe rack comprising upright supporting: means, end-supported superimposed i 'horizontallyextending bars, upwardly inclinedshoe supporting paddles for supporting shoes in upright position, the said paddles being secured to and supported at their w rear endsto said bars, the supporting means horizontally-extending bars, upwardly in-' being substantially all to the rear of the po- 7 sitions occupied by the shoes when placed in place on the shoe paddles, the shoe paddles being readilydetachable from the bars by I relative movement therebetween, without the use of tools.

7. A shoe rack comprising upright sup porting means, end-supported superimposed clined shoe supporting paddles for supporting shoes in upright position and secured to and supported at their rear ends by the bars,

- the supporting means being substantially all to the rear of the positions occupied by the shoes when placed in place on the shoe paddles, and an adjustable heel-holding device on the paddles to receive and hold heels of varying Widths.

In testimony whereof I hereto afiiX my sig- WILLIAM G, PEASE,

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